Brownnose
Translations of "brownnose" (22 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijani | götə girmək(to flatter in obsequious manner), götəgirənlik etmək(to flatter in obsequious manner), sabunluq eləmək(to flatter in obsequious manner) | — | |
| Burmese | ဖား(one who brownnoses), ဖော်လံဖား(one who brownnoses), ဘောမ(one who brownnoses) | hpa:, hpaulamhpa:, bhau:ma. | |
| Chinese Cantonese | 擦鞋仔(one who brownnoses), 托大腳 /托大脚(to flatter in obsequious manner), 擦鞋(to flatter in obsequious manner) | caat³ haai⁴ zai², tok³ daai⁶ goek³, caat³ haai⁴ | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 巴兒狗 /巴儿狗(one who brownnoses), 馬屁精 /马屁精(one who brownnoses), 拍馬 /拍马(to flatter in obsequious manner), 拍馬屁 /拍马屁(to flatter in obsequious manner) | bārgǒu, mǎpìjīng, pāimǎ, pāi mǎpì | |
| Czech | vlezdoprdelista(one who brownnoses), vlezdoprdelka(one who brownnoses) | — | |
| Dutch | kontkusser(one who brownnoses) | — | |
| Finnish | ruskeakielinen(one who brownnoses), mielistellä(to flatter in obsequious manner) | — | |
| French | cire-pompes(one who brownnoses), cireur de pompes(one who brownnoses), lèche-bottes(one who brownnoses), lèche-cul(one who brownnoses), cirer les pompes(to flatter in obsequious manner), flagorner(to flatter in obsequious manner), lécher le cul(to flatter in obsequious manner), lécher les bottes(to flatter in obsequious manner) | — | |
| German | Arschkriecher(one who brownnoses), Schleimer(one who brownnoses), Speichellecker(one who brownnoses), arschkriechen(to flatter in obsequious manner), jemandem in den Arsch kriechen(to flatter in obsequious manner), jemandes Speichel lecken(to flatter in obsequious manner), schleimen(to flatter in obsequious manner) | — | |
| Greek | κωλογλείφτης(one who brownnoses), σφουγγοκωλάριος(one who brownnoses) | kologleíftis, sfoungokolários | |
| Hungarian | seggnyaló(one who brownnoses), nyal(to flatter in obsequious manner) | — | |
| Indonesian | penjilat(one who brownnoses), peres(to flatter in obsequious manner) | — | |
| Italian | leccaculo(one who brownnoses), leccapiedi(one who brownnoses), fare il ruffiano(to flatter in obsequious manner), leccare i piedi(to flatter in obsequious manner), leccare il culo(to flatter in obsequious manner) | — | |
| Japanese | ゴマすり(one who brownnoses) | gomasuri | |
| Korean | 빨다(to flatter in obsequious manner) | ppalda | |
| Norwegian | pisse oppetter ryggen(to flatter in obsequious manner), sleike oppetter ryggen(to flatter in obsequious manner), smiske(to flatter in obsequious manner) | — | |
| Polish | wdupowłaz(one who brownnoses), lizać dupę(to flatter in obsequious manner), włazić w dupę(to flatter in obsequious manner) | — | |
| Portuguese | lambe-botas(one who brownnoses), puxa-saco(one who brownnoses) | — | |
| Romanian | lingău(one who brownnoses), pupincurist(one who brownnoses) | — | |
| Russian | жополи́з(one who brownnoses), лизоблю́д(one who brownnoses), подхали́м(one who brownnoses), лиза́ть за́дницу(to flatter in obsequious manner) | žopolíz, lizobljúd, podxalím, lizátʹ zádnicu | |
| Serbo-Croatian | dupelizac(one who brownnoses), uvlakač(one who brownnoses) | — | |
| Spanish | adulador(one who brownnoses), adulón(one who brownnoses), arrastrado(one who brownnoses), chupamedias(one who brownnoses), estómago agradecido(one who brownnoses), lameculos(one who brownnoses), pelota(one who brownnoses), hacer la pelota(to flatter in obsequious manner), lamer el culo(to flatter in obsequious manner), pelotear(to flatter in obsequious manner) | — |
götə girmək, götəgirənlik etmək, sabunluq eləmək
vlezdoprdelista, vlezdoprdelka
kontkusser
ruskeakielinen, mielistellä
cire-pompes, cireur de pompes, lèche-bottes, lèche-cul, cirer les pompes, flagorner, lécher le cul, lécher les bottes
Arschkriecher, Schleimer, Speichellecker, arschkriechen, jemandem in den Arsch kriechen, jemandes Speichel lecken, schleimen
seggnyaló, nyal
penjilat, peres
leccaculo, leccapiedi, fare il ruffiano, leccare i piedi, leccare il culo
pisse oppetter ryggen, sleike oppetter ryggen, smiske
wdupowłaz, lizać dupę, włazić w dupę
lambe-botas, puxa-saco
lingău, pupincurist
dupelizac, uvlakač
adulador, adulón, arrastrado, chupamedias, estómago agradecido, lameculos, pelota, hacer la pelota, lamer el culo, pelotear
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